Charly Dörfel

Gert "Charly" Dörfel (born 18 September 1939) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker or winger.^[1]

Charly Dörfel

Dörfel in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Gert Dörfel
Date of birth	(1939-09-18) 18 September 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker, winger
Youth career
0000–1958	PSV Hamburg
1958–1960	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1972	Hamburger SV	347	(114)
1972–1973	Highlands Park
1973–1974	HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst	18	(3)
1974–1975	Highlands Park
1976–1977	London City
International career
1960–1964	West Germany	11	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Dörfel won the 1960 West German championship^[2] and spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga after its introduction with Hamburger SV, where he appeared in 224 matches and scored 58 goals.^[3] In 1972, he went abroad to South Africa to play with Highlands Park F.C. After one season in the National Professional Soccer League he returned to Germany to play with HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst.^[4] Within a year he returned to South Africa, and went overseas to Canada in 1976 to play with London City in the National Soccer League.^[5]

International career

He represented West Germany 11 times,^[6] including at the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland (scoring two goals) and Greece (scoring one goal), the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sweden, and eight friendlies.^[7]

Personal life

His brother Bernd Dörfel also played for Germany (they are among 14 sets of siblings to have played for the national team).^[8] After retiring as a footballer, he worked for many years as a clown with engagements at among others Circus Krone.^[9]

Honours

Hamburger SV

• German football championship: 1960
• DFB-Pokal: 1962–63; runner-up: 1966–67
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1967–68